Because really, after the important decisions have been made—Premium, Luxury, or neighbor-baiting Ultra Luxury trim; leather-wrapped or wood steering wheel; standard Lexus audio or the sonically accurate Mark Levinson system—need the harried young professional worry about anything else?

The gasoline-only ES350 (Lexus is also offering a hybrid gasoline-electric variant this year) features a naturally aspirated 3.5-liter V6 sending its power to the front wheels through an electronically controlled six-speed automatic transmission.

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Whether you're interested in the V-6 ES 350 or the new ES 300h hybrid, these models really handle well enough for the 99 percent who don’t subscribe to the enthusiast vernacular of canyon roads and weekend track time.